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HB0125Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-409, relative to the local parks land acquisition fund.

Passed

Introduced by William Lamberth, District 44

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, requires a county or municipal government that receives a grant from the local parks land acquisition fund for a project located within a county designated as distressed or at-risk by the Appalachian Regional Commission at the time of the grant application to match the grant with an amount of money equal to 25 percent of the project, instead of requiring a match with an amount of money equal to the grant. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 10/01/2025

May 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt · April 14, 2025

32

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

32 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Adam Lowe1Yes
Tom Hatcher2Yes
Rusty Crowe3Yes
Robert Harshbarger4Yes
Randy McNally5Yes
Becky Massey6Yes
Richard Briggs7Yes
Jessie Seal8Yes
Steve Southerland9Yes
Todd Gardenhire10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  4. Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

  8. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 2/26/2025

  9. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  12. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/4/2025

  13. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  14. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  15. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  16. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/18/2025

  18. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  20. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  23. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  24. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  25. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  26. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  27. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  28. Signed by H. Speaker

  29. Signed by Senate Speaker

  30. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  31. Signed by Governor.

  32. Pub. Ch. 336

  33. Effective date(s) 10/01/2025

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